Peak Prosperity
Chris Martenson
Peak Prosperity provides answers to those who question the mainstream narrative on the critical issues of our day by providing context, clarity, and understanding around seemingly complex systems. Topics include economy, energy, environment, and geopolitics.
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Mar 28, 2026 • 0sec
Is This the Covid-Like Calm Before the Storm?
Paul Kiker, wealth manager and president of Kiker Wealth Management, outlines disciplined, price-driven investment and risk-management principles. Conversation touches on market complacency amid geopolitical conflict, import-driven inflation pressures, energy and supply-chain vulnerabilities, and why defensive positioning and liquidity planning matter now.
Mar 26, 2026 • 0sec
Episode #12 of the Wake-Up Call: Slowly, Then All at Once
I’ll tell you the simple “step zero” to help you crush your prepper shame and start today. I also rip the lid off market scams, fertilizer shortages, LNG meltdowns, and the coming petrodollar collapse that make this unlike any paper crisis before, proving why urgent preparation is now your best edge.Click Here for the Full Version
Mar 20, 2026 • 0sec
Investing in an Age of Uncertainty
Paul Kiker, wealth manager and founder of Kiker Wealth Management who advises on risk-managed investing. He discusses oil shocks from the Iran war and how energy disruptions can spark inflation. He explores AI-driven job losses and the sudden labor-market shock. Short, urgent takes on portfolio resilience, distribution risk, and prepping finances for volatile times.
Mar 13, 2026 • 0sec
The Iran War Is Roiling Markets and Supply Chains
Things are developing slowly…then all at once…Click Here for Peak Financial Investing
Mar 6, 2026 • 0sec
Investor Complacency Amid an Energy Shock
The fog of war has crept over into the “markets” which are puzzlingly complacent. How to even begin to make sense of it all? Tune in…Click Here for Peak Financial Investing
Mar 5, 2026 • 0sec
AI’s Golden Promises and Dark Risks With Mike Adams
Deconstructing the AI hype, and very real risks, with Mike Adams of Natural News.Click Here for this Month's Renaissance Report on AI
Feb 27, 2026 • 41min
The AI Horizon: Existential Risks to Work, Wealth, and Currency
A deep dive into how AI could upend money, jobs, and societal systems. The conversation probes whether currency or employment can survive if intelligent machines meet most needs. It highlights rapid feedback loops from AI improving AI and outlines five major risks including misuse, autonomy, and economic collapse. Practical resilience and the limits of corporate incentives are also explored.
Feb 26, 2026 • 0sec
The Not-So-Great Economy, and Will Private Credit Be the Spark That Kicks Off GFC 2.0?
They dig into why headline stock gains hide widespread economic strain. They unpack where newly printed money is flowing and how that inflates asset prices. They spotlight rising consumer credit stress from auto and card delinquencies. They examine commercial real estate pain and the rapid growth of private credit as a potential systemic spark.
Feb 20, 2026 • 0sec
Did Retail Pile in at the Exact Wrong Moment?
Creak! Pop! Beneath the surface equity markets are flashing warning signs.Click Here for Peak Financial Investing
Feb 13, 2026 • 0sec
The McJobs Report, and Is Oil the Next Bull Market?
It’s time for the latest episode of Finance U. We dissect the latest BLS McJobs report (so named because it does not reflect reality) and the possibility that big money is quietly sneaking into energy and oil stocks.Click Here for Peak Financial Investing
